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Hazor

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[hah-zawr, -zohr] / hɑˈzɔr, -ˈzoʊr /

noun

  1. an ancient city in Israel, N of the Sea of Galilee: extensive excavations; capital of Canaanite kingdom.


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However, we have strong archaeological evidence for some of his other public works projects, such as the three-thousand-year-old gates discovered at Gezer, Hazor, and Megiddo.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

For example, archaeology does not support the occurrence of Joshua’s conquest of Canaan after the Exodus, though at least some of King Solomon’s building projects have been discovered in sites like Gezer, Hazor, and Megiddo.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

As evidence, the telegram cited the Old Testament, which states that Solomon had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen stationed in “chariot cities” Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer, and in Jerusalem.

From Nature ● Feb. 25, 2020

“This death is on you,” Gal Hazor, a pop culture writer, said in a tweet on Saturday.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2019

If he was a friend of Aziru's, the enemy, though enemies of Egypt, could not well have been Hittites or Amorites; and the name of the King is that of Joshua's enemy, Jabin of Hazor.

From Egyptian Literature Comprising Egyptian tales, hymns, litanies, invocations, the Book of the Dead, and cuneiform writings by Epiphanius Wilson

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